MongabayIn Colombia southwest, Kamëntšá and Inga Indigenous women are at the forefront of the struggle to defend their territory, which provides water to the rest of the Putumayo.
They achieve this through their chagras, traditional growing spaces that contain hundreds of edible and medicinal plant species and their knowledge and deep connection with the territory.
by Natalia Arbelaez
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/putumayos-women-guardians-defend-land-and-culture-amid-colombias-deforestation/
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Putumayo’s women guardians defend land and culture amid Colombia’s deforestation
The Sibundoy Valley in Putumayo, southwestern Colombia, is an ancestral territory inhabited by two sister ethnic groups: the Kamëntšá and the Inga, descendants of the Peruvian Incas. It is also the place where at least four rivers originate, including the Putumayo, which later joins the Caquetá before flowing into the Amazon. The valley is situated […]
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